Sunday, March 24, 2013

Reformed
Theology - Sola ScripturaThe Arminian doctrine of
election states that God looked into the future and chose those people who were
going to choose Him. In Romans 8, the Greek word for foreknew means to ‘to know
beforehand’ ‘forelove’ or
‘foreappoint’, not ‘look into the future’. The Arminian absurdly believes that
the eternally omniscient God looked into the future to gain knowledge from His
creations. No being can choose Christ until He is revealed to himself by the
Lord. (Cw)

He Must
Increase, But I Must Decrease

John 3:30

I would
far rather publish the good writings of my brothers and sisters than to
seekglory for myself by always being
the one doing the writing, or the preaching. Let Him who “ever lives to make
intercession for us” (Hebrews 7:25), receive any glory that comes from these
feeble publishing efforts. To paraphrase George Whitefield “Let the name of
Woodruff perish, but Christ be glorified!” I only let you know who I am so that
I may be of service to you in Jesus Christ. (Cw)

"At that time Jesus answered
and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto
babes." Matthew 11:25

Jesus' words here show us:

To some sinners truth is revealed;

To some it
is hidden and concealed. (Cw)

Warning of Unchanging Gospel

This is a
warning I hope we all take to heart. As people of The Word, we have to ask
ourselves how we can really expect to improve on a perfect model.Cautiously I will say that some new ways of
applying the unchanging biblical principles are fine...we need to be able to
communicate with 21st Century culture, but we must not abandon the heart of the
Gospel and basics of authentic discipleship in the process. (Cw)

Which Book is the
Truth?

Since most
things mankind learns is from books, why would men say that God's book is
untrue? The burden of proof is on them, for they are saying some other writings
by Bible denying atheists are truer than the Bible. They are actually saying in
effect that other books are greater, more accurate, more infalliable than the
Bible. The Bible claims to be the word of God; accurate; infalliable. Put it to
the test! (Cw)

Our Eschatology

A lot of
eschatology and much of our theology in general, will be straightenedout when Christ comes.” (Cw)

From John Newton
on Depravity"Although
my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and
Christ is a great Savior."

"I am not what I ought to be.

I am not what I want to be.

I am not what I hope to be.

But still, I am not what I used to be.

And by the grace of God I am what I am."

(Both from John Newton)

Universalism Anyone?

A Universal Notice- “God ---now commandeth all men everywhere to

Repent.” Acts 17:30.

A Universal Necessity-----“As it is written, there is none
righteous, no, not one.” Romans 3:10 (cp. With Psalm 14:1 and Psalm
53:1).

A Universal Neglect----“There is none that understandeth, there
is none that seeketh after God”. Romans 3:11(cp with Psalm 14:2 and
Psalm 53:2).

LORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND
LOWLY,

Thou hast brought
me to the valley of vision, where I live in

the depths but see
thee in the heights;

hemmed
in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.

Let me learn by paradox

that the way down is the way up, that
to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the
contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting
soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that
to bear the cross is to wear the crown, that to give is to
receive, that the valley is the place of vision. Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen
from deepest wells,

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